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The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-12-20

STARCH Per No.. Sh@5i,c
SALT = TO- Dairy 3 -; Liverpool sacks !
SUGAR Cut, loaf powdered and crushed
&c; New York granulated So; plant tion
744c; l.ouisians W. g. &c; fancy Y
TEAS iunpowder SNotcc per ii; Imperial
Ud65c, Ooloug 3ttd50c
TOBACCO standard plug nayies toG4ic
yer 20; bright 7ol twist $500; ll-inch plug
HGiOc smoking assorte standard goods
40 4c; Creole cigarette, straight cut. Co.
VINEGAR Imperial 20c; Alden 2Oc; Motifs
WHISKY High wine~ll3.
Goals aud Coke.
Hard aud soft, best varieties, prompt
lehvery, for cash only. Waco ''oal
Yard, John Farley, proprietor.
The Yves, End Drug Store still
holds its own. Prescriptions prompt .
Iy and carefully compounded.
Thoroughly competent mcu till pre-
scriptjons at the Old Corner Drug
Store.
Does food refuse TO stay on your
stomach? Are You t1ll cted with dye !
pepsis? ESQ take Morris Cascariue
aud be relieved.
Fer Fine Toilat Soaps 60 the old
Conner Drug store.
"Wednesday, Thursday aud Friday
our store viii remain open until p.
IN. Saturday until 10 p. IN.
Sanger Brothers.
"Oily the bert medicines used in
prescriptions at the o Il Corner Drug
Store.
Doctors headquarters al the Old
Corner Drug Store.
The House of Lords is The most
popular resort Waco has ever known.
Styptic cotton at the Old Corner
Drug Store.
Our albums are the cheapest in the
market 50 per cent. below New York
jobbing price.
Our store will be open until 9p. m
on Wednesday, Thursday and Fri
day aud 10 p. IN. on Saturday.
Sanger Bros.
Bes. cigars in Waco at the Old
Corder Drug store.
The House of Lords.
What shall buy for Christmas?
Writing desks from 81 to 81, at Nor
rison. Iisher IL Cos. new drug
store.
'rha IICuso of Lords
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-07-14
for the Presid ent's Trip
atlanta Consultation.

Arrangements are being perfected
to make the visit of President Cleve-
land to the Exposition a significant
and glorious occasion. It is pro-
posed to bring him and his party in
a special train of four cars. An in
yitation has been sent to Governor
Lee, of Virginia, asking that be meet
the presidential party with his full
staff at the Virginia line, as the train
starts from Washington, and escort
it to the North Carolina line, where
the Governor Of North Carolina with
his staff will be waiting to receive it
and to give the President escort
through the old North State to the
South Carolina line, where Governor
Richardson and his staff will be
awaiting the party. At the Georgia
line Governor Gordon and his staff
will meet the party and escort them
to Atlanta.
1t is hoped that each Of these Gov
ernors, with stats, will come to At
lauta and remain with the President
during the exposition. It is proba-
bic that by the time the presidential
train reaches Atlanta it will consist
of six or eight cars, and will have
the President, some members Of the
cabinet and four or five Governors.
The arrangements for the reception
and entertainment of the President
while in Atlanta are now being dis
cussed, and will soon be developed.
1t is sufficient 10 say that they will
be entirely worthy Of the occasion of
the first visit of a Democratic Presi-
dent to the best city in the South and
the central city of the Piedmont re:
gion.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-07-14
The Prohibition Campaign in Texas.
New IIor,a;; Tribune:

Says q Galveston business man :
"The prohibition question has given
rise to more discussion in Texas
than any issue ever brought before
the people Those in favor of prohi-
bition live principally in the thickly
populated counties in the northern
portion Of the State, Dallas and Fort
Worth b,ing the prohibition strong
holds, while Galveston, San ANTONIO
and El Paso are opposed to it. Both
sides are making a vigorous cam
paign, and vast quantities of printed
matter for and against the amend
ment are distributed throughout the
State. The anti.prohibitionists pub.
lish an illustrated paper in Dallas at
the cost of $4,000 per month, and co..
900 copies are distributed each issue.
1t is generally reported in Texas that
the brewers and liquor men of St.
Louis have sent large sums Of money
into the State to be used during the
campaign, and the prohibitionists are
equally liberal in expendipg money,
SO that the election will be stubborn
ly contested on both sides. and the
race will be very close: Most Of the
leading business men of Texas are
opposed to prohibition, but it is said
that fully two-thirds Of the newspa'
pers in the State are in favor Of it,
and many leading men are fighting
on that side."
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-07-14
SAM JONES.
Effect on the Public of a Fifty-Cent
Admission Fee.

BALTIMORE Md, July 5.-Sam
Jones is here again, and his presence
shows what an effect an admission
fee has on the public. When Jones
held evangelical meetings here a
year ago, his audiences were tremen-
dous. People went hours ahead in
order to get seats. The assemblies
often aggregated, 5000 and 5000
people and more than 1000 were
turned away at time. There were
hundreds of converts, and the meet
inos we're an enormous success in
every way. Jones and Small made
several thousand dollars on months
work. Last night Sam Jones re-
turned. He gave lecture to which
fifty cents admission was charged.
When the Reverend Sam walked out
on the stage he was PROBABLY the
most astonished man in the country.
Instead of the thousands he was &C
customed to speak to in Baltimore,
there were not hundred in the hall.
It was almost as famous as Mark
Twains famous audience of one.
But Jones struggled on with his Geor-
gia philosophy for an hour, and then,
alluding to certain contrasts, ex-
claimed:
"Good Lord how ffty-cent ad-
mission thSns them out
To-day the CHURCHES where Jones
preached we're crowded. He makes
a telling appeal for the orphan ssy-
lum which he is running in Georgia,
and the collection yielced unexpect-
edly large returns. Instead of the
usual ten.cent pieces and nickels
there we're notes and silver dollars.
The people gave to charity when they
would not give for a lecture. The
emotional wave which Jones and
Small started here year ago has al
most entirely disappeared.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-07-14
Hanged in Efigy.

DALTON, Ga. July S.-To-day was
the most exciting one in the history
of Dalton. Thousands Of people
came to witness the execution of the
woman murderer, but when they
found that the Governor had CON-
muted the sentence they were heard
to denounce him on every side.
At II o'clock Governor Gordon
was hung in effigy on the most pub
lie street of the city in the presence
of thousands Of the asserting people.
Governor Gordon's most faithful
friends in the past denounce the &C.
ton. Holman's friends have kept
themselves indoors during the entire
morning for fear Of personal trouble,
for the crowd went so far as tc 90
to where the gallows was erected and
there hanged Gov. Gordon also.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-07-14
A Big Contract.
atlanta Constitution.

Few people comprehend the mag.
nitude of the business of the Stone
Mountain Granite company. They
are now filling contract for six hun.
dred thousand dollars worth of blocks
for Cincinnati alone. This contract
is to be filled in six months, and from
fifteen to forty carloads of granite
blocks leave Atlanta every day for
Cincinnati. The freight bills of the
company average thousand dollars
day and the pay roll ranges from
five thousand to seven thousand dol
lars per week. The quality of the
granite improves the deeper it is
quarried. The sales of the company
will reach one million dollars this
year and its business is constantly
increasing.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-07-14
Queer Freak Of Insomnia.

From the New York Independent. .
To illustrate the alleged sleepiness
of certain college town the follow
ing story is told: A certain profes-
sor, who made the unusual complaint
of insomnia, was advised to consult
a New York physician. He did SO,
and the latter, after most thorough
examination of heart, lungs and all
the vital organs, pronounced the pro-
fessor absolutely sound. Il am at a
loss" the doctor said, ''to account tor
it. You seem perfectly well. Per-
haps something is preying upon your
mind7' "Oh no." said the professor,
nothing at ALL" perhaps you have
some business cares?" "No; nothing
of that sort" "And yetyou say that
you get no sleep at night?" ''Oh,
no I never said that. I'm all right
at night; but its insomnia in the day.
time that botbers ne!''
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-07-14
A Small Negro Murders a, White Man
in Augusta.
,Snecinz 10 At1nnta Constitution.

Special to Atlanta Constitution.
AUGUSTA, Ga, July 5.-One Of the
most peculiar murders known to the
annals Of crime was committed here
to-day. A twelve-year-old negro boy
stabbed and killed b white man of
double his age. Tie murdered man,
Milo Thomas by name, who has for
some time been brakeman on the
Central railroad, was standing 10
front of William Moore's store near
the depot, when a small negro boy,
Charles Lackley, walked up and held
out cigarette picture, exclaiming:
'Aint this a dandy, Mr.. Thomas. !"
Thomas knew the little negro well,
and IN order to tease him jerked the
picture from his hand. The boy
commenced crying when be refused
to give it up and cursed Thomas.
For this Thomas caught him in the
collar and slapped him two or three
times, at the time not suspecting that
such 3 small boy was armed, but he
vas mistaken, for while not noticing
the boys hand, he drew from a
pocket spring back dirk, with a
blade four inches long, and stabbed
Thomas in the left breast, piercing
the artery leading to the heart, which
caused death almost instantly. The
boy ran, but was caught and jailed.
He is not exceeding four feet in
height. And it is q. mystery how he
succeeded in doing his deadly work
before discovered by Thomas. The
coroner's jury held an inquest this
afternoon, and returned a verdict of
murder. Thomas is we'll connected
here.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-07-14

ined to deDounce me and my official
acts at the national encampment, |
believe they should be permitted 10
do so unrestrained by my presence as
a guest Of their organization, or as a
guest Of the hospitable city in which
their meetings are held. A number
Der Of Graud Army Posts have sig
nifed their intention, I am informed,
to remain away from the encamp.
ment in case l visit the city at that
time. l feel that I ought not 70 be
the cause Of such non attendance.
The time and place of the encamp-
ment were fixed long before my in
vitations were received. Those de-
string to participate in those pro-
ceedings should be first regarded and
othing should be permitted to inter
fere with their intentions, Another
consideration Of more Importance
than ali others remains to be noticed.
The fact was referred to by you when
you verbally presented the invitation
Of the citizens of St. Louis that the
encampment of the Gaand Army of
the Republic would be held in the
Southern States. ! suppose this fact
was mentioned as a pleasing indica-
tion Of the fraternal feeling so fast
gaining ground throughout the entire
land, hailed by every patriotic citi-
zen as IN earnest that the Union has
really and in fact been saved in senti-
ment end il spirit with all the ben.
efts it it youchsnfes to the united
people. l cannot rid myself Of the
belief that least discord on the pro-
gress Of the sentiment of common
brotherhood which the Graud Army
Of the Republic has so good an op-
portuni.y to increase and foster. I
certainly ought not to be the cause of
such discord in any event or upon
any pretext. It seems to me that
you and the citizens Of St. Louis are
entitled to this unreseryed state.
ment of the conditions which have
constrained me to forego ny contem,
plated visit and to withdraw my &C.
ceptance of your invitation. My
presence in your city at the time you
have indicated can be of but little
moment compared with the import
ance of the cordial and harmonious
entertainment Of your other guests,
l assure you that I abandoned nv
plan without the least personal feel.
ing except regret, constrained there,
to by sense Of dnty. actuated by a
desire to save any embarrassment to
the people Of St. Louis or their ez.
pected guests, and with heart full
Of grateful appreciation of the sin
cere and unaffected kindness of your
citizens. Hoping the encampment
may be the occasion of much useful,
ness, and that its proceedings may
illustrate the highest patriotism of
American citizenship.
I am yours very sincerely,
GROVER CLEVELAND.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-07-14
The Rancher's Baby.
From the Chicago Herald.

From the Chicago Herald.
"At Rawlins, Wyoming, a few
weeks ago." said commercial trav-
eler, Il saw one of the saddest Incl
dents it has ever been my misfortune
to witness. A rancher rode into
town on horseback holding in his
arms q dead baby-a sweet little
thing with faxen hair which curled
all over its head, soft blue eyes which
had not been closed even in death.
Seventy-fve miles across the country
the rancher had carried the dead
baby in his arms. talked with him
and heard his story. twas like this:
A year or more ago he had begun q
correspondence with young woman
in Chicago, getting her address from
a matrimonial paper. The result
was an exchange OF photographs and
finally marriage. The girl went to
live with him on his ranch, but the
lonely life there did not suit the city
girl, and a few weeks after the birth
of her babe she ran away to Chicago,
leaving husband and child behind
her. There was no woman on the
ranch, and the rough father did the
best he could to rear the child. l
have no doubt he was tender and at
tentiveGin fact, he said that he neg
lected his stock and did nothing else
but care for the child-but, robbed
Of it's mothers care, the little one
sickened and died.
my life seemed to go out with
that ar little one?' said the rancher,
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-07-14
NOVEL CELEBRATION OF THE
FOURTH.
The Snow-Covered Summit of Mount
Hood Illuminated by Fireworks.

PoETLAAD, ORE, July 5.-For a
Fourth of July celebration yesterday,
Portland undertook and successfully
carried out an unprecedented feat in
the way of fireworks. 1t was 10 less
than the illumination of the summit
Of Mount Hood, the tallcst snow-cov-
cred peak in Oregon, 1920 feet high.
This was done at..exactly II 80 last
night, and the light was plainly seen
in this city, distance of ffty-one
miles il straight line. Tie illu-
minating agent was 100 pounds of
ordinary red fire. The task was &C.
complished by William G. Steel, a
local explorer Of some note, assisted
by Nelson w. Durham, of the
staff of tue Oregonian and five
others. The psrty left here Friday
last and camped Saturday night at
the snow line. From there to the
summit the journey was made on
foot, over soft snow in some places
and hard ice in others, where steps
had to be cut with hatchets and two
dangerous crevasses crossed; besides,
FIVE Of the party had to carry two
pounds Of red FIRE each, in addition
to their blankets. The arrangements
when they left was for two Of the
party to remain on the summit all
night, in order to touch off the fire.
This, Of course, they must have done,
and it is the first time that human
being has spent night on the sum.
nit Of the mountain. The illumina
tion was also seen in Eastern Oregon
at distance of seventy-fve miles.
The party will begin the descent of
the mountain this morning.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-07-14
A HUNGRY PLACE.
An Incident Of the eAttorney-Gener
Sojourn at Hominy Hill.

While Attorney-General Garland
was sitting under a tree in his HON.
my Hill retreat, says the Arkansaw
Traveller, an old fellow, followed by
six or eight dogs, came along, stop
ped. looked searchingly at M. Gar
land, seated himself on a log, slapped
a brindled cur and said:
"1've been around here several
times, but this is the fust time that
I've cotch you at home"
Eyes, I don't stay here much of
the time"
Don't try to raise a crap, it
seems"
did you ever try p
"No.'
"Do you reckon this old dirt
would sprout black.eyed pea ?"
"Not if the eye were too black"
"Ef you wuz to take away the
crickets do you believe a woodpecker
could make his living on it %
Don't believe he could"
Il reckon you stay here till you
git hungry and then 60 way.
Eyes"
"1s that yore cow that's down an
kain'tgit up over yander %
Il haven't any cow"
"She's SOMEBODY'S, I reckon she
got on yore place an fell away so
fast she KANT git off no mo-. Wuz
that yore ole boss that died out yon-
der in the thicket the other day ?"
mo"
Them yore sheep starvin' down
yander in the bottom ?"
"No."
SIS that yonder yore dog that's
tryin' to jump over the fence ?"
"Look a here, what in the deuce
hove you git anyway ?"
"This farm"
THAT all 2"
about all, I believe
"Whar air they goin' to bury you?''
''Do I look like a man that's going
to be buried pretty soon p
"Well, no; but eff you amt got
nothin' but this farm, you are mighty
ap' to drap off at any mint. Whutll
you take fus this old po' place ?"
"If it's so poor, what do you want
With it ?"
"Wall, you see, I've got spite at
a feller, and I want to turn his cattle
in here. I'm sorter hungry. Did
you fetch snack with you p
"No."
"What cir you goin'. to do fol
someteiu' You'll starve to deatt
before you ken git away from here
"I'm expectin' friend with a loat
of bread pretty soon.''
What business air you in ?"
"I'm the attorney-genersl of the
United States"
"What? Is this Mr.. Garland ?"
"Yes"
"Wall, Gus, you come over to ny
house. I've got a hunk of corr
bread and some sorghum molasses
over there, and I'll be dinged if II
see you 60 hungry. It don't make
no dihunce to me if you air aturney
general; I'll treat you like a white
man."
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-07-14
The Biggest Thing of the Age.
Georgetopn Enquirer.

The completion of the Three C's
R. R. from Ashland, Ky, to the At
lantic coast, is now only matter of
time. The company employs 600
hands. Grading in North and South
Carolina, and track laying are. rapid
ly going on. Within eighteen months
the West and Charleston will be
united with the links of steel.
This railroad is the biggest thing
of the age in this section, and prom
ises to do much towards restoring
prosperity to the State.
The road will run through undeyel-
oped mines Of coal, gold and iron.
The iron ore is said to be as fine as
any in the world. Charleston being
the terminus, will enjoy superior ad-
yantages. She has, at last. within
her grasp, the long coveted prize,
which we trust will rehabilitate her
shattered fortunes, and cause her to
assume her Wonted position as the
Queen City of the South. We claim
the honor, in Georgetown, of being
the projectors of this grand system,
known at first, as the Georgetown,
\. C. Narrow Gauge Railroad.
Syndicate after syndicate was or:
ganized and failed. Finally one syn.
dicate was formed with sufficient
financial strength to take hold, and
give vitality to the enterprise. No
man connected with the road labored
more assiduously to bring together
means and conditions, than our fel,
low citizen David Risley, Esq, and
it is largely due to his indomitable
will that the weaking enterprise has
grown to be mammonth concern,
But one sows and another reaps.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-07-14
EIominS Pigeons.

A carrier pigeon belonging to Mr.
William Brooks, of the Germantown
(Pa.,) homing club, has just beaten
the best record ever made for one
days fly. The bird, with several
others, was started from Spartanburg,
S. c., Saturday morning last, a dis
tance 5lob miles at 5.3l O'clock, and
arrived at it's loft in Germantown at
$50 o'clock the same evening. The
average was 116S yards a minute
The fly beats the best record ever
made in Europe or America for one
day fly. The best previous record in
the United States was made by 9
bird belonging to Thomas S. Gold
man, of Brooklyn in 1885.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-07-14

saved in the past seventeen years.
The other day we printed a summary
Of statistics showing for the past
seven years alone an increase Of
forty-two per cent in tue wealth Of
the South. What we have saved
should not be computed in dollars
and cents. There are other evidences
of prosperity of more value. Our
people in the main live better, dress
better and are better educated than
in former years. They surround
themselves with more Of the comforts
and luxuries of life. They build
more houses, and bigger and better
ones. Their moneyis going into new
towns, railroads. and manufacturing
enterprises. The people are keeping
abreast Of the times.
We are making progress. too, in
another direction. We are now pat
ronizing home manufactures to such
an extent that the orders cannot be
filled. This is one reason why so
much Of our money goes North.
When our factories increase their
facilities the larger circle of patrons
thus accommodated will send less
money away. The powerful motive
Of selt.interest will finally settle this
problem satisfactorily. When a
Georgian sees that he can get his
order promptly filled in Atlanta, and
secure precisely the same article for
the same money tLat it would cost in
New York, less the extra freight, he
is going to make Atlanta his market.
We cannot bring about such rev.
olution in trade and industry in .
day, but we are getting there, and
going at rapid pace, The man who
looks at the South of ten years ago,
and of the South of today without
seeing the tremendous results
achieved must be pessimist, and q
blind one at that.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-07-14
About a Mortgage.

The editor Of the Santa Anna
Standard, having just succeeded in
paying mortgage on his ranch in
Orangethrope, rejoices in the full
ownership of "6l acres Of as fine
land as California boasts" His ex.
perience with the "dead pledge
now so happily past-moves him to
wise reflections, as follows: "a
mortgage is queer institution. It
makes a man rustic and keeps him
poor. 1t is strong Incentive to &C.
ton, and a wholesome reminder of
the fleeting months and years. 1t is
fully as symbolical in its meeting as
the hoQr-glass and scythe, that repre-
sent death. A mortgage also repre-.
sents industry, because it is never
idle and never rests. It is like a
bosom friend, because the greater
adversity the closer it sticks to fel-
low. It is like brave soldier-it
never hes!tates at charges nor fears
to close in on the enemy. It is like
the sand.bag of the thug-silent in
application, but deadly in effect. 1t
is like the hand of providence-it
spreads ali over the creation, and its
influence is everywhere visible. Il
is like the grasp Of a devil ish-the
longer it holds, the greater its
strength. 1t will exercise feeble en-.
ergics and lend activity to a sluggish
brain, but no matter now hard the
debtors work, the mortgage works
harder still. A mortgage is a good
thing to have in the family-provided
always it is in somebody else's fam
lily. 1t is like boil-always good
thing on some other fellow. 1t makes
one sour, cross, unsociable and mis-
cradle, and rarely does him any good
only to exercise him. Ia that re-
spect it is equal to Vigor of Life, or
the latest patent medicine. We've
had our last one as far as we know
ourself: We would rather have the
ague than have mortgage. Adieu,
old death pail, fond adieu."